Telegram-herald., 1887-07-11

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sand rtl.ss beyoEd .kere stop tie hi.kest
peaks sf ia Aips, &Bd when - tbst s.
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die st=pgsd cH tke sca1elz snd sad u jsy:
New, ia tea Hizases ! vi kns~ tie
great secret OHs Rlinate after the vial
fun<1i,Es ceased The little child thst disd
last night ia Moatsgus street knew naore
than Jo4sthzn Edszzds, or St Paul hinl-
self, before be died FrieDds. tks exit
fron thls world or death, II ysa please 10
cal it, 60 the ChristisH Is glorious expla-
naliea. IL is demonstration. It Is ilu-
n5azticR- IL is suBbaFst It Is the open
ing of all the windows. IL Is shutting up
the eaEechism Of Gouht sHd the unrolling
ot al tae scrolls OF positive ard ac-
eurate Information Instead Of stand
iag al the foot OF the ladder and looking
uP, IL Is standing al the top of the
ladder ana looking down. II IS the last
mystery taken out OF botany, and geology,
and astronomy, and theology On, viii il
not ne grand 70 have all questions an-
swereas The perpelually recurring inter
rogati5n point changed for the mark Of
exclamation All riddles solved Who
VIII fear to go our on that discovery when
al the questions are 10 be decided which
We have been discussing al our livesS
Who shall not clap his hands in the anti
eipation OF that blessed country, if IL be
no better than through holy curiosity, cry
ing: The time Of my departure is at
hand"
remark, again, we ought to have the
Joy Of the text, because, leaving this
world, We move into the best society cf
the universe. You see great crowd Of
people in some street, and you say:
ho Is passing there, What general.
what prince is going up there''' Well. I
see great throng in heaven Isay: 'who
Is the focus OF all that admirstionl Who
is the center of that glittering companysi
1t Is Jesus, the champion of all worlds. the
favorste OF all ages Do YOU know what
Is the first question the soul will ask when
il comes through the gate OF heaveni /
think the first question Will be: sswhere
is Jesus, the Saviour that pardoued nv
sin; that carried my soFrows; that fought
my battles; that won my victoriesy'' O
radiant One. how would like to see Tbeef
Thou OF the manger, but without it's
humiliation; Thou of the cross, but with
out its pangs; Thou of the grave, but
without its darkness.
The Bible intimates that we will talk
with Jesus in heaven just rs a brother |
talks with brother. Now, what will |
you ask him irsts | do not know. / can
think what would ask Paul first. if I saw |
him in heaven. l think | would like TO /
hear him describe the storm that came |
upon the ship when there were 275 souls |
on the vessel, Paul being the only man on |
board cool enough TO describe the storm /
There Is fascination about ship and the |
sea that shall never get over, and think |
would like 10 hear him talk about that |
nrst. But when l meet my Lord Jesus |
Christ, OF what shall first delight to hear
Him speak? Now / think what it is. / |
shall first want TO hear the tragedy Of hi, |
last hours; and then Luke's account of the !
crucifixion, and Marks account of the
and Johns account of the err
cifixion viii be nothing, while from the /
living lips of Christ the story shall be told |
Of the gloom that fell, and the devils that
arose, and the fact that upon his
endurance depended the rescue of a race:
and there was darkness in the sky. and
there was darkness in the soul, and the
pain became more sharp, and the burdens !
became more heavy, until the mob began
to swim away from the dyiHg vision of |
Christ, and the cursing of the mob came
to his ear more family, and his hands
were fastened to the horizontal piece of
the cross, and his feet were fastened to
the perpendicular piece Of the cross. and
bis head fell forward in n syoon as he
uttered the last moan and cried: 1T is
fnishedw All heaven will stop to listen
until the story is done, and every harp
viii be put down, and every lip closed.
and all eyes fixed upon the divine narra-
'Or, until the story is done; and then. at
he tap of the baton, the eternal orchestra
will rouse up; finger on string Of harp.
Ind lips to the mouth of trumpet. there |
hall roll forth the oratorio Of the Mes
iah: worthy is the Lamb that was
lain to receive blessing, and riches. and
lonor, and glory, and power, world with.
ut endl'' /,
What be endured. oh who can tell
To save our souls from death and nell,
When there was between Paul and that
parsonage only tho tninness |
Il the sharp edge of the sword Of the exc
do You wonder that he wanted !
o go' Oh, my Lord Jesus, let one wave |
( that glory roll over this auditory, 5
lark. | hear the wedding bells of heaven
inging now. The marriage OF the Lamb
as come, and the bride hath made her $
elf readv I